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Don’t overreach with arbitration agreements

BMT Office Administration

Uber doesn’t get a lift The facts aren’t difficult to follow: In 2018, Uber discovered one of its drivers had a 16-year-old criminal conviction and revoked his permission to work as driver. You can’t, for example, invoke arbitration only after you determine your legal defenses won’t convince a jury.

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The Perils Of Ignoring Sexual Harassment Training

Allwork

It also found that more men than women reported taking legal action when they experienced harassment (but were less likely to do so when the perpetrator was someone more senior). According to HR consultants ERC , a harassment claim settled out of court can cost a company between $75,000 and $125,000 — and that’s just the legal fees. .

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Uber Enters the Staffing Business

Small Business Labs

This, of course, means Uber will not have to deal with the employee classification or other legal issues they faces in their ride hailing business. Uber betting that their technology will provide value to workers, the companies that employ them and the staffing agencies that place them.  But the market is also huge. According

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Recruit CRM's Recruitment Entrepreneurs Series Ft. Robin Doenicke

Recruit CRM

Robin Doenicke , an Australian entrepreneur, coach and martial arts expert co-founded Zensho Agency Inc., After overcoming two bankruptcies, Zensho Agency is now unanimously respected as Japan's leading executive search firm in the legal sector. In 2019, Robin’s vision and commitment towards Zensho Agency Inc.

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There’s a name for what Diddy allegedly did to Cassie — but you won’t hear it at trial

Vox Open Sourced

Diddy, and Cassie Ventura, his girlfriend at the time, attend the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 7, 2018 in New York City. While “coercive control” isn’t a widely recognized legal concept in the US, “coercion” as an individual act is.

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SUCCESS’ 2025 Women of Influence

Success

Jess Bailey Founder, Managing Attorney of Bailey Law Firm As a pioneering managing attorney and the founder of Bailey Law Firm, Bailey has transformed the legal landscape with her innovative flat-fee model, which enhances transparency and accessibility for clients. Dawn Belamarich, Ph.D.

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The bizarre pancreas loophole that’s undermining America’s organ donation system

Vox Open Sourced

I’ve long been fascinated by this trend, which OPO critics call the “pancreas loophole” and OPO defenders describe as a perfectly legal response to overly onerous regulations. In the years 2018 through 2021, OPOs collected around 500–600 pancreata for research each year. In 2022, that figure was 1,432, a three-fold increase.

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